Former Georgia standout Roquan Smith has big day for Chicago Bears in win over Houston Texans

Former Georgia standout Roquan Smith played a big part in a big win for the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Smith had 16 tackles, a league-high for the 2022 NFL season, and a key interception in the Bears’ 23-20 win over the Houston Texans.

Roquan Smith!!!! Huge INT for the @ChicagoBears!

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— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2022

Roquan Smith has 16 total tackles today, the most by a player in a game so far in the 2022 season.

— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) September 25, 2022

Smith is in his fifth season with the Bears. The 2017 Butkus Award winner and unanimous All-American was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft coming out of UGA.

As a pro, Smith is coming off of back-to-back second-team All-Pro selections. Smith was briefly a camp holdout over contract negotiations. He ended his holdout on Aug. 20.

The Bears are certainly glad to have Smith playing. With games like Sunday, he’s helping himself with that next contract.